Key Features:

• Rapid Growth: Grows quickly with runners, making it ideal for filling spaces and creating lush greenery in aquariums.

• Vibrant Leaves: Features vibrantly colorful green, round, heart-shaped leaves that enhance the visual appeal of any tank.

• Versatile Applications:

  • Aquarium Use: Can be planted directly in the substrate or used as floating plants, multiplying quickly to create a lush environment.

  • Garden Pond: Suitable for planting in garden ponds, where it thrives as long as the soil is kept moist.

  • Indoor House Plant: Can also be grown indoors if the soil remains consistently moist, adding a touch of green to indoor spaces.

  • Comparison with Hydrocotyle verticillata:

    • Hydrocotyle leucocephala: Features round, heart-shaped leaves.

    • Hydrocotyle verticillata: Has round, crenate-shaped leaves.

    • Care and Maintenance:

      • Lighting: Thrives in a range of lighting conditions, from low to high light, making it adaptable to various aquarium setups.

      • Water Parameters: Prefers temperatures between 72°F to 82°F (22°C to 28°C) and slightly acidic to neutral pH levels (6.0 to 7.5).

      • Nutrient Absorption: Can benefit from CO2 supplementation and a nutrient-rich substrate to support robust growth.

      • Aquarium Benefits:

        • Aesthetic Appeal: Adds visual interest and a lush, green carpet effect to aquascapes.

        • Floating Option: Does not need to be rooted, making it suitable for use as a floating plant as well.

        • Conclusion:

          Hydrocotyle leucocephala (Brazilian Pennywort) is an excellent choice for aquarists looking to add a versatile and fast-growing plant to their freshwater aquariums. Its vibrant, round, heart-shaped leaves and rapid growth make it a standout addition to any aquascape. Whether planted in the substrate, used as a floating plant, or grown in a garden pond or indoor space, Hydrocotyle leucocephala enhances the beauty and biodiversity of its environment.

          Enhance your aquarium or garden with the lush, vibrant growth of Hydrocotyle leucocephala and enjoy the dynamic and natural beauty it brings to your aquatic and terrestrial setups.

          • Sold as Fresh-cut Plants, Bunched plants, or Potted plants
          • Fresh-cut plants | approx. 4 stems, loose fresh-cut plants

          • Bunched plants | approx. 4 fresh-cut plants bundle with foam, and lead weight

          • Potted plants | approx. 4 fresh-cut plants potted with net pot and rock wool

          • Disclaimer: Pictures are not the actual plants you will receive, but a sample representation. Unless specific, we don t guarantee aquatic plants will be free of pests, and pesticides, grow emerged, or submerged. 

            Scientific Name		Hydrocotyle Leucocephala
            Common Name		Brazilian Pennywort
            Plant Type		Stem Plants
            Placement		Foreground
            CO2		Not Required
            Growth Rates		Fast
            Difficulty Level		Beginner
            Nutrient Substrate		Required
            Can it grow emerged?		Yes
            Lighting Requirements		Medium – High

             

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            Emersed Growth	Fresh-cut Plants, Fresh-cut Bunched, Fresh-cut Potted